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I definitely feel weirded out by being called "hon." It's kind of like, "...who are you again?" I guess the only exception to this would be older ladies who are just being friendly. Then it gives kind of a warm feeling. If a man calls me "hon" it somehow sounds condescending, like he's going to ask me to make him a cup of coffee next. I'm not sure what the difference is. Terms like that always carch me by surprise, like I somehow walked into a 1950s diner or something. I've never been called any terms of endearment in my relationships, so when strangers do it it's all the more surreal.
As for Miss and Mrs., I guess that would strike me kind of funny also. Especially "Mrs." since I've never been married. A long time ago I used to get telemarketers calling my house who'd ask for "Mrs. Squishor." I'd always tell them "Mrs. Squishor (my father's mother) lives in Illinois" because it annoyed me that they asked in those terms. We have a standard generic term of adress for women, "Ms." so why not use it?
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